Week 33

I had my bi-weekly doctor's appointment this (Wednesday) morning and he told me the baby's heartbeat was 162, which is much higher than the last few times. I wonder if it's a girl? If so, Anand will win a bet (on the gender of the baby) and get 6 months "hall pass". I told him he can have the hall pass when we are both 60, which will never be since he’s older than I am and we will never together be 60. Yes, I’m a trickster. My mom has been saying if/when the belly drops the baby is ready for it’s arrival. This lady at my work looked at me earlier in the week and said my belly and dropped. So at the doctor’s appointment, I asked him if my belly/baby had dropped and confirmed it had not. So baby’s staying put for another few weeks.


Earlier this week I think I felt my first Braxton Hicks contraction. I was sleeping and got this sharp shooting pain that woke me up. It lasted like 1 second and then it was gone. Since then I have had no other contraction. I don’t really even know if that was a contraction. It was painful so I can only imagine what real contraction/labor is going to be like. Yale better have that epidural ready when I walk thru those doors.


Heartburn is my enemy. I hate it. I get that no one actually likes it but I really hate it because drinking water gives me heartburn. Water should put out the fire, not start it. One day I had toast and peanut butter and it gave me heartburn. Really, Mr. Heartburn!?


The baby has been really making it’s evidence. One morning I caught the baby sleeping with it’s butt in the air. I would imagine it looking something like this:

I feel like the pregnancy is making me a little loopy and forgetful. I can’t for the life of me remember certain words at certain times. This past Saturday I thought I had a hair/makeup appointment but it turns out that it’s actually this coming Saturday. I have fog-brain. Days look or remind me of a Clartin commercial – the before part. 3 more weeks till full-term!